Wed, Jan 23, 6pm | $55Wine Class: Pinot’s Family Tree: Beyond Pinot Noir with Sommelier Laura FrancisGrape genetics is just as much of a nightmare as looking at your family’s ancestry. Looking at Pinot, it is one of the few major parents of many of the classic vitis vinifera grapes we have come to know and love: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, and of course, Pinot Noir.Sun, Jan 27, 3pm | $75Warming Winter Soups with Sheri Castle
Join cookbook author, recipe developer, and cooking teacher Sheri Castle for a cooking demonstration featuring winter soups to warm you inside and out. This class will show you how to prepare these recipes, plus tips and tricks to grow your culinary technique. Creamy Chicken and White Bean Light and Luxurious Cabbage Soup Real Skillet Cornbread This class is $75 per person and includes tax and gratuity. The class will be held in The Cottage, our brand new creative studio space and teaching kitchen.Wed, Jan 30, 6pm | $50
Wine Class: Columbia Valley & Columbia Gorge AVAs with Sommelier Ryan Aguirre
Many wine lovers have heard of and enjoyed the wines of the Willamette Valley for many years. The opulent, elegant styles of Pinot Noir produced there have rightfully earned their place on the world stage and have appealed to many over the last thirty years. Northeast of Willamette, just a two hour road trip, lies a winegrowing region completely unique from and at odds with the Pinot Noir driven wines we have come to love.Sun, Feb 3; Mar 10. 3pm | $60
A KonMari Workshop with Holly Bourne
You deserve to live in an environment that is calm, peaceful, and clutter free. Join us for an afternoon learning KonMari, the Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. Based on the values of joy, mindfulness, and gratitude, KonMari is a simple yet powerful approach to resolving clutter, one category at a time. Marie Kondo, the creator of the KonMari Method, is the bestselling author of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Marie recognized that the common approach of decluttering room-by-room.Wed, Feb 6, 6pm | $45‘In-Cider’ Scoop! with Sommelier Laura Francis – A Cider Class
Going back to our American roots, cider has been a well-loved beverage since we settled in Plymouth Rock. Those English Isle palates lusted after something to quench their thirst, and making cider was much easier in that climate than trying to cultivate barley and grains for beer. Recently, cider has had a resurgence of interest across the US, especially in states that boast sizable orchard agriculture. Typically cider is produced from apples, but technically can be made from other fruits, as well — pears tend to be another common cider choice. Ranging the full spectrum from extremely dry to lusciously sweet, there are ciders made to fit any occasion. Join us today for an overview of ciders from across the globe like France, Spain, England, and some stateside cideries.Sun, Feb 10, 3pm
Classic Valentine’s Day Dinner with Sheri CastleReserve tickets: $125 Join cookbook author, recipe developer, and cooking teacher Sheri Castle for a cooking class that will teach you how to make a very special dinner for your loved one. This hands-on class will show you how to prepare these recipes, plus tips and tricks to grow your culinary technique: Classic Shrimp Cocktail, Steak Diane, Stuffed Potatoes. Sinful, Soulful Dark Chocolate Pudding with Whipped Crème Fraiche and Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries. Ticket price includes tax and gratuity. The class will be held in The Cottage. The fine print: Please include the names of attending guests in the gift message area. Your purchase confirmation serves as entry to this class – just pull it up on your mobile device or print out your confirmation.Thu, Feb 21, 6pmWine Class Supper Club: Que Syrah Syrah. Reserve tickets: $150
Completing the trifecta of Riesling and Pinot Noir as sommeliers’ favorite grapes, Syrah’s flavors in its top form are aromatically beguiling. The wine’s combination of dark berries with smoked meat, herbs, mushrooms, and spice – unlike any other innocuous wines in the market – assault the senses appealingly. This is a carnivore’s grape as it complements different meats’ umami-rich flavors in ways that it highlights rather than obliterate them. This class will showcase the grape from its classical region of the Rhone Valley. Come join us and discover these wines’ extreme ability to age over the years – from top appellations of Cornas, Cote-Rotie, Hermitage, and Saint-Joseph. Wines will be poured along with a gourmet course prepared by Chef Colin Bedford. Seats for this class and dinner are limited due to the availability and rarity of the wines being poured for the evening.Sun, Feb 24, 3pm | $75Warming Winter Recipes From Your Instapot with Sheri Castle
Join cookbook author, recipe developer, and cooking teacher Sheri Castle for a cooking demonstration featuring winter recipes that you can whip up in your instapot. This demo will show you how to prepare these recipes, plus tips and tricks to grow your culinary technique. Chicken with Fluffy Dumplings Yakamein Noodle Bowls Coconut Rice Pudding with Fresh Ambrosia This class is $75 per person and includes tax and gratuity, and samples of course! The class will be held in The Cottage, our brand new creative studio.Wed, Feb 27, 6pm | $45Wine Class: Red Wines of Galicia with Sommelier Ryan Aguirre
Albarino is King in Galicia, hailing from the well-known region of Rias Baixas – and for good reason – but what about all the delicious red wine coming from the area? Though white wine accounts for the vast majority of wine production in Galicia, Brancellao, Mencia, Loureira, Garnacha and countless other red grapes are cultivated for their use in wines that exhibit pleasant earthy and savory tones and aromas of flavor. Take a tour of Galicia with us as we assess the quality red wines coming from Rias Baixas, Ribeiro and Ribeira Sacra on the Northwest Coast of the Iberian Peninsula! This class will be held at the Belted Goat.Sun, Mar 3, 3pm | $75Casual Country French with Sheri Castle
Join cookbook author, recipe developer, and cooking teacher Sheri Castle for a cooking demonstration featuring classic french dishes. This demo will show you how to prepare these recipes, plus tips and tricks to grow your culinary technique. Garlic and Herb Gougeres Classic Beef Bourginon The Apple Lady’s Apple Cake This class is $75 per person and includes tax and gratuity, and samples of course! The class will be held in The Cottage, our brand new creative studio space and teaching kitchen. The fine print: Please include the names of attending guests in the gift message area. Your purchase confirmation serves as entry to this class – just pull it up on your mobile device or print out your confirmation.Wed, Mar 6, 6pm | $40Beer Class: The Beer Schism: Ales vs Lagers with Sommelier Laura Francis
Likely one of the best beverage innovations of the Middle Ages, beer became a prevalent way of life, not only as a source of food, but also as a safe, potable water source. Yes, the Mesopotamians first discovered the crude beginnings of “beer”, but it was the monasteries we have to thank for the modern-day advances in beer. The two major styles of beer are ales and lagers, both originating in Northern Europe. Over the years, especially with modern technology.Thu, Mar 7, 6pm | $75Wine and Food Pairing: Comparing and Contrasting Different Styles of Chardonnay
As a sommelier, one of my tasks in the restaurant is to do wine and food pairing for our guests. It explores different styles and types of wines that can enhance the flavors of the dishes and perhaps even transport our guests’ to far-flung places where the wines are made. What makes a creamy, ripe style of Chardonnay an excellent pairing for a particular dish, but a leaner one is overwhelmed? As a varietal that has been called ‘the winemaker’s.Thu, Mar 14, 6pm | $50Wine Class: Trekking through South America
South America’s contribution to the wine world cannot be overlooked or pushed aside any longer. While producers from classical regions invested in these regions decades ago, it is only recently that trailblazing winemakers have resurrected Argentina and Chile’s image from stodgy wineries that just make Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignons. These days, vineyards are being planted at extreme locations in these countries’ rugged landscape and producing world-class wines made from Pinot Noir, Carignan, and even Muscat.Sun, Mar 17, 3pm | $75An Irish Feast for St. Patrick’s day with Sheri Castle
Join cookbook author, recipe developer, and cooking teacher Sheri Castle for a cooking demonstration of Irish favorites. This demo will show you how to prepare these recipes, plus tips and tricks to grow your culinary technique. Corned Beef and Roasted Root Vegetables with Whiskey-Marmalade Glaze Colcannon Chocolate Guinness Decadence This class is $75 per person and includes tax and gratuity, and samples of course! The class will be held in The Cottage, our brand new creative studio space and teaching kitchen. The fine print: Please include the names of attending guests in the gift message area. Your purchase confirmation serves as entry to this class – just pull it up on your mobile device or print out your confirmation.Thu, Apr 11, 6pm | $85Wine Class: Splurge vs. Economy: Wines to Hold Back vs. “Porch Pounders”
Price is relative for every individual. There are wines that we save for special occasions while drinking it with the best kind of company and there are wines that we all just want to enjoy with our everyday meal. The latter need neither be plonk nor something that breaks the bank. The $15-$25 per bottle has been identified as the sweet spot for purchasing wines before it hits a consumer’s point of diminishing returns.Thu, Apr 18, 6pm | $60Wine Class: Austrian Red Grapes: Blaufrankish & Zweigelt
Austria, like Germany, has long been more well-known as countries producing world-class white wines and sweet wines from the south. In a way, it’s great that the country’s red wines don’t get as much attention – we like to keep insider secrets too. Fans of red wines that explode with ripe cherries take note of Zweigelt. Are you more in the realm of lush berries with a velvety texture? Align yourself with Blaufrankish, and you may find yourself hoarding bottles.